StarTech 2 Serial 1 Parallel Serial Card

Bus Type: PCIe
Communication Interface: Parallel, Serial
Number of Ports: 2
Connection: LPT, RS-232
Maximum Baud Rate: 460.8 Kbit/s
FIFO Size: 128 B

Native PCI Express combo card parallel serial 2S1P with 16550 UART. The PCI Express card PEX2S5531P 2S1P converts a PCI Express slot into two serial RS232 ports (DB9) and one parallel port. The adapter card features a native PCI Express single-chip design that allows you to fully leverage the capabilities of PCI Express, providing increased speed and reliability while reducing CPU load by up to 48% compared to traditional serial cards with bridge chip designs. Two high-speed RS232 serial ports with a data transfer rate of up to 460.8 kbit/s and one parallel port with a data transfer rate of up to 1.5 Mbit/s. Compliant with PCI Express base specifications, Revision 1.0a. 128-byte deep FIFO per transmitter and receiver. Configurable in 5V, 12V, and RI mode (no power supply). Selectable output power on pin 9 for the serial connection. Native single-chip single-lane PCI Express. Automated out-of-band flow control using CT/RTS and DSR/DTR. Automated in-band flow control using programmable Xon/Xoff in both directions. Compatible with a variety of operating systems including Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista/Windows 7/Server 2008 R2 (32 and 64 bit), Linux Kernel 2.6.11 and higher, as well as MAC OS 10.4. Applications: Self-service kiosks and vending machines, POS retail applications in grocery stores, bank counter workstations in high or low configurations, standard ATM machines, used to control multiple surveillance/security cameras.